Dallas Real Estate News

Breaking: Sam Wyly and Dee Wyly Owe $1.1B in Taxes

By Joanna England / June 27, 2016 /

It took the IRS and U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Barbara J. Houser a month to figure out just how much Sam Wyly and sister-in-law Dee Wyly, widow of Charles Wyly and namesake of the Rem Koolhaas and Joshua Prince-Ramus designed theater in the Dallas Arts District, owed in taxes after being found guilty of tax evasion…

Less-Limited Edition, Superluxe High-Rise Takes Timeout

By Jon Anderson / June 16, 2016 /

In response to a question at last night’s meeting for the Hood and Dickason high-rise (Turtle Creek Haus), Masterplan representative Karl Crawley lobbed out that The Limited Edition at 2505 Turtle Creek was being redesigned. I was there to catch that ball. Turns out he’s correct.  Just as Turtle Creek Gardens agrees to a $43…

Case-Shiller: Dallas Values Up 8.5%, One of the Top Five US Markets for Home Gains

By Candy Evans / May 31, 2016 /

We are still cooking when it comes to rising property values, though the heat is no longer set to boil: Dallas’ March home price increase was only 1.4%, the lowest annual increase in nine months, and below February’s. But Dow Jones’ Case-Shiller March report says oil pries be damned, Texas is still killing it as…

As Housing Prices Soar, Fiji Townhomes Fill Affordable Niche

By Joanna England / April 28, 2016 /

The first phase of the Fiji Townhomes at Compton and Fran Way won’t be finished until July and it’s almost sold out, says Virginia Cook Realtor Angela Downes, who is marketing the property. The brand new development by Sphinx is set just west of Corinth and south of Cedar Creek in an area ripe with…

Ready for Summer? Here are 6 Tips to Cut Your Monthly Home Costs

By Joanna England / April 8, 2016 /

As we get closer to the sweltering Texas summer, many homeowners begin to worry about the costs — all that lawn watering and home cooling doesn’t come free, you know! Fortunately, summer doesn’t have to mean sky-high bills that match the Texas temperatures. In fact, with a little forethought and some good old hard work,…